Bob and Margaret (1993)

Animation · Comedy · Romance

Revolves around married English couple named Bob and Margaret Fish, a middle class 40-ish working couple with no children and two dogs named William and Elizabeth. Bob is a dentist and Margaret is a chiropodist. Bob and Margaret struggle with everyday issues and mid life crisis. Stories often revolve around the mundane, but in a way which is eminently relatable. In the first two seasons, Bob and Margaret live in England, in the South London community of Balham. For the third and fourth seasons, they move to Toronto, Canada, allowing the writers to explore the humour of the culture clash.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (862 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

7.90 avg 14 episodes 8.2 → 7.2 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Bob's Birthday	8.2	11
1	A Tale of Two Dentists	7.9	30
2	A Night In	8.6	23
3	Blood, Sweat and Tears	7.7	26
4	The Burglary	7.6	25
5	Shopping	8.6	23
6	The Holiday	8.3	21
7	For Pete's Sake	8.2	19
8	Friends for Dinner	8.5	23
9	Love's Labours Lost	7.5	14
10	The Dental Convention	7.6	15
11	The Discomfort of Strangers	7.6	14
12	Trick or Treat	7.1	17
13	Neighbors	7.2	13

Season 2 (1999)

7.56 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 6.8 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bob Gets Wired	7.3	13
2	No Trouble	7.0	12
3	The Trouble with Mummy	7.7	12
4	The Fly on the Wall	7.3	13
5	Problems	8.2	15
6	A Patient Dies in Bob's Chair	7.6	13
7	Cuckoo in the Nest	8.1	11
8	A New Life	7.7	11
9	Animal Behaviour	8.0	8
10	Party Politics	7.1	8
11	Going Dutch	7.6	10
12	My Foot Hurts	7.9	12
13	A Bob or Two	6.8	6

Season 3 (2001)

7.19 avg 9 episodes 8.1 → 7.5 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stranded in Toronto	8.1	10
2	Strangers in a Strange Land	7.2	8
4	'Til Death Do Us...	7.0	7
5	The Wedding	7.2	9
6	Fish at the Bat	6.8	7
9	Book Club	6.8	6
11	Cottage Country	7.8	9
12	Driving Bob	6.3	7
13	Undefended Border	7.5	8

Season 4 (2001)

6.40 avg 5 episodes 2.7 → 7.3 23 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Lease on Life	2.7	23
6	Gone to Seed	7.4	6
7	The Candidate	7.2	7
9	I, Bob	7.4	6
13	A Very Fishy Christmas	7.3	8

Bob and Margaret (1993)

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